518. Performance

Performance
1970
Directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg

I somewhat forced Boyfriend to watch this movie with me.  He mentioned on the phone that a film with Mick Jagger might be interesting and I pounced on it.  Foolish boy.  In any case, Boyfriend absolutely hated this.  Now, it has been brought to my attention by a somewhat angry commentator that I seem to always hate movies so I really, REALLY tried to like this.  Sorry Angry Guy, I couldn't do it.  You may continue to despise me.

Boyfriend and I did our best to make sense of this movie and still couldn't understand the plot.  So we are both either really stupid or there are parts of this film that simply don't connect to the plot in any way.  Probably a combination of those two things.  I guess Chas is a member of a gang in London but has to flee after killing...someone.  So he goes to live with Mick Jagger and has a threesome?

Besides the confusing plot, we also are stuck with wooden actors and the most annoying sound effects I have ever heard. Boyfriend's heart also broke during the scene where the gang members poured hydrofluoric acid on a freshly waxed car.  I really traumatized him last night come to think of it.

RATING: *----

Interesting Facts:

One woman vomited in shock after a test screening of this film.  All right, even I think that is an overreaction.